We measured this on mid and high-end rigs and only kept the tweaks that moved 1% lows, not just the average FPS counter. Here's what survived testing.
Stop thermal throttling
Performance that vanishes after ten minutes is almost always heat. A throttling CPU or GPU silently drops clocks mid-match.
Tune a custom fan curve so the card ramps earlier; a few extra dB is worth steady clocks.
- Custom fan curve — ramp earlier, not louder-at-the-end
- GPU undervolt for cooler, steadier clocks
- Verify case airflow: intake front/bottom, exhaust top/rear
- Repaste if temps climbed over the last year
Verify it actually worked
Never trust the average FPS number alone. Watch 1% and 0.1% lows and frame-time consistency — that's what 'smooth' really means.
Run the same replay or aim-trainer routine before and after, capture with a frame-time overlay, and only keep changes that flatten the graph.
- Benchmark the same scene before/after
- Track 1% lows, not just average FPS
- Watch the frame-time line — flatter is better
- Change one thing at a time so you know what moved the needle
// The TL;DR
- ✓Custom fan curve — ramp earlier, not louder-at-the-end
- ✓Benchmark the same scene before/after
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